Alexandria Shockney, a second-year doctoral student, studies the migration physiology of the Mexican free-tailed bat.
Rice takes down UConn in overtime thriller
Quinton Jackson capped off a performance for the ages by dashing for the winning score as Rice snapped a three-game losing streak with a 37-34 win over UConn at Rice Stadium on Saturday.
Lighting up life: Rice scientists develop glowing sensors to track cellular changes as they happen
Researchers at Rice have engineered living cells to use a 21st amino acid that illuminates protein changes in real time.
Innovation to impact: Richards-Kortum previews Rice360’s Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference
Ahead of the Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference hosted by Rice360, Rebecca Richards-Kortum shares insights on advancing equitable health care solutions across Texas and the United States.
Rice planetary scientists link Jupiter’s birth to Earth’s formation zone
New research from Rice suggests that the giant planet Jupiter reshaped the early solar system in dramatic ways, carving out rings and gaps that ultimately explain one of the longest-standing puzzles in planetary science: why many primitive meteorites formed millions of years after the first solid bodies.
Art meets science in new Moody exhibit showcasing coral reef fish
A new display at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts showcases work led by Kory Evans, assistant professor of biosciences, whose research examines how bony fish adapt, diversify and survive amid a rapidly changing climate.
Rice study reveals Parkinson’s protein clumps rob brain cells of vital energy
A new study has revealed that protein clumps associated with Parkinson’s can actively drain energy from brain cells.
Korde opens Rice360 Global Health Seminar Series with focus on policy and global health
Sonali Korde, the MD Anderson Visiting Fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, kicked off the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies Seminar Series Oct. 8 with a talk exploring the intersection of global health, foreign policy and humanitarian affairs.
Richards-Kortum elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Rice's Rebecca Richards-Kortum has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s highest honors in health and medicine. She is one of two Rice faculty who are the only Texas researchers to share membership across the national academies of medicine, science and engineering — an honor held by fewer than 35 researchers nationwide.
A new chapter for Rice: First fall schedule of classes in Paris proving to be success
The inaugural semester of student programming at the Rice Global Paris Center is a collaboration between the Wiess School of Natural Sciences and Rice Global with support from the School of Social Sciences and School of Humanities and Arts.
Rice celebrates 40 years since the discovery of carbon-60 or ‘buckyballs’ with 2 days of events
Rice celebrated the 40th anniversary of the discovery of carbon-60.
Digital Health Institute summit showcases Rice-Houston Methodist partnership in AI-driven medicine
The Digital Health Institute, a joint initiative of Rice University and Houston Methodist, held its inaugural summit Oct. 8 at Rice.
Rice, Houston Methodist developing soft ‘sleep cap’ to advance dementia prevention research
Rice researchers are working with physician scientists at Houston Methodist to develop a soft, wearable “sleep cap” designed to measure and improve deep sleep, a process critical for protecting the brain against dementia and related diseases.
Rice researcher develops interactive tool to track FEMA buyouts
A new interactive tool created at Rice shows that the vast majority of people aren’t relying on FEMA buyout program, which has major implications for resilience.
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